About the Greater Manchester Older People's Equality Panel (GMOPEP)
The Greater Manchester Older People’s Equality Panel (GMOPEP) is comprised of older people (aged 50 and over) and organisational representatives who have an interest in or focus on working with older people. The panel has membership from across Greater Manchester and aims to be a representative voice for older people in the region.
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The panel have decided to prioritise 3 issues which lie within or across the three themes for the updated GM Age Friendly Strategy.
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Three working groups have been formed to address issues and concerns for older people relating to:
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Financial hardship for older people
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Care settings
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Digital participation
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To support, and constructively challenge, delivery of the Greater Manchester Strategy by strengthening the voice of older people from diverse backgrounds in shaping and influencing policy development, strategic decision making and delivery across Greater Manchester.
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To promote the significance of older people as key contributors to communities.
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To ensure the voice of older people has influence in a consistent manner across Greater Manchester.
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To identify and consider the diverse issues of concern to older people within Greater Manchester.
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To engage with Greater Manchester strategies, so that older people can influence policies that support the creation of age-friendly neighbourhoods.
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To provide the opportunity for older people to promote and share a positive perspective on ageing in Greater Manchester.
Organisational Structure - involvement with GMCA
Greater Manchester Equality Panels have been established to advise, support and challenge Greater Manchester’s political leaders and policy-makers to tackle the discrimination and disadvantage that cause injustice and inequality in society, and champion Greater Manchester as an inclusive city-region.
They do this by working together with the GMCA and and its partners.
The Older People’s Equality Panel is one of seven equality panels established and funded by the GMCA.
The GM Older People’s Equality Panel will:
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Ensure that Greater Manchester’s political leaders and public bodies are more informed about how their decision making impacts older people in different communities or circumstances, allowing for more effective policy and services.
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Build positive relationships with communities and neighbourhood groups in each borough to identify strengths, listen to older people and share key messages.
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Make key contributions to the development of GM wide policies, programmes and services so that they can work successfully for older people within different communities.
